So I am worry about wifi(s) in generally intercepting info from apps such as facebook/banks.

Is there anyway that I don't have those apps transmit info.. Like when they give you notifications and stuff.

I think they call it push?

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Don't do any fiscal transactions on unsecured wifi connections. As far as Facebook etc, you might want to check your school policy on students use of social networks during school hours. ( not sure which grade you are in)

Don't do any fiscal transactions on unsecured wifi connections. As far as Facebook etc, you might want to check your school policy on students use of social networks during school hours. ( not sure which grade you are in)

Don't do any fiscal transactions on unsecured wifi connections. As far as Facebook etc, you might want to check your school policy on students use of social networks during school hours. ( not sure which grade you are in)

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If his school cared they would block those site. I say this from personal experience as a teacher.

If his school cared they would block those site. I say this from personal experience as a teacher.

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Believe it or not some schools and companies don't block everything, they rely instead on employee/ student signed compliance agreement and monitoring which can be random or done if a complaint has been brought up.

Believe it or not some schools and companies don't block everything, they rely instead on employee/ student signed compliance agreement and monitoring which can be random or done if a complaint has been brought up.

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I have never heard of a school that block sites like facebook. Youtube makes sense, since that place is a huge bandwidth hog.

I have never heard of a school that block sites like facebook. Youtube makes sense, since that place is a huge bandwidth hog.

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The school board that I work for blocks some entertainment sites, as well as obviously inappropriate things like adult websites. They also used to block social networks. At one point, before they became so predominant, even cloud storage services like dropbox were blocked because they were mistaken for illegal file sharing services.

The basic idea was to block sites and services that were deemed to have no possible educational value, but more recently restrictions have become less strict as educators have been finding ways to bring social networks, blogs, and youtube into the classroom for legitimate purposes. Many teachers create facebook and twitter pages for their classes, as well as youtube channels.

It's sort of like you cellphones used to be banned in schools, but now many schools encourage the use of smartphones as educational tools. Personal technology used to be seen as a distraction in school, but now it's such a vital part of 21st century life that most schools are incorporating it into their programs.

The school board that I work for blocks some entertainment sites, as well as obviously inappropriate things like adult websites. They also used to block social networks. At one point, before they became so predominant, even cloud storage services like dropbox were blocked because they were mistaken for illegal file sharing services.

The basic idea was to block sites and services that were deemed to have no possible educational value, but more recently restrictions have become less strict as educators have been finding ways to bring social networks, blogs, and youtube into the classroom for legitimate purposes. Many teachers create facebook and twitter pages for their classes, as well as youtube channels.

It's sort of like you cellphones used to be banned in schools, but now many schools encourage the use of smartphones as educational tools. Personal technology used to be seen as a distraction in school, but now it's such a vital part of 21st century life that most schools are incorporating it into their programs.

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My school has a gym and a game room. There are also various video game clubs around campus.

I don't see why schools have to block social media sites... I don't think any schools nowadays would do that.

What did we do in school when we had free time before Facebook and the availability of internet outside of the computer lab? We socialized using air and sound as a communication medium, rather than the internet

My high school blocked Facebook back in the day. The teachers had to argue to keep YouTube open so they could use it in the classroom. Students weren't even supposed to have access to the wifi, but somebody managed to get the password and pass it around. We also used proxy sites before they stared blocking those too. Now I suppose they're less restrictive since they use tablets in the classrooms now.

OP, my guess is your high school's wifi has some level of protection so that not just anyone can access it. That being said, it's probably best to use strong passwords for any accounts you will be accessing. Apps may also offer a little more protection than just surfing the web in Safari.

My school has a gym and a game room. There are also various video game clubs around campus.

I don't see why schools have to block social media sites... I don't think any schools nowadays would do that.

I mean what would students do in their free/down time?

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What you think is just your opinion and not fact. And as the schools or their districts own and operate the networks it is their right to block whatever they like. Even if you 'don't see why'.

And at the majority of schools students have little to no downtime. That's for before and after school. At school they are in classes, in study hall where they should be doing school work etc. They have lunch but frankly the schools rarely give a dogs fart about whether the poor widdle kiddies can get on their Facebook during that time since they can go nuts at home

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